The Truly "Tough" cards

[jeffmohler]

For me, the tough cards are the 1908-09 Dietsche postcards. They are not as tough as some of the other cards mentioned in this thread, but they are not common either!

A group of these cards just came up in the last Heritage auction, but I didn't have the funds to purchase them at that exact moment since I was negotiating to purchase some Worch cards, which can be fairly tough too.

If anyone has any, I do have some cash and trade bait available

[Cat]

About a year or a year-and-a-half ago the board put together a scan collection of all the Zeenut HOFers. Some scans were even took from a book. We got everybody but Southworth. I don't believe any of the participants in the thread knew what it looked like. Finally, a Southworth stealthfully showed in a H&S auction amid a grouping of other cards. Two guys beat each others brains out and pushed the price of that lot pretty high.


Edited to say: I found that thread.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...ghlight=Zeenut



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[drdduet]

Type I Coupons are truly TOUGH, samples are scarce, but individuals are RARE!

[oaks1912]

Steve,
Not to browbeat the point, or you, but the Bohen full card exists in a handfull or two Zeenut collections. The trimmed 'marionette' version that Lipset offered several years ago had no nameplate, so a complete example had to exist with which to compare the marionette. Collectors would not have known how the caption read (which is the most important part of Zeenuts). There are a number of advanced collectors that do not read this board, post scans, or 'brag' about their collections. If you really want an image, contact the California Historical Society on Mission Street in San Francisco. They have one in their collection (top trimmed, but identifiable) that they can photograph for you. It usually takes 6-8 weeks and they will charge you about $50 for the service... Mark

[drdduet]

Great stuff Ted!

In your experience, would you say that all the superprint T206's with the Sovereign 460 backs are TOUGHIES?

[Jacklitsch]

Thanks.

Guess I've been told.

[tedzan]

Interesting that you should ask........

"In your experience, would you say that all the superprint T206's with the Sovereign 460 backs are TOUGHIES ?"

Because my experience has been that both Chase's and Matty are more often seen than Chance and Evers. And,
Cobb is seldom seen. I've compared this with other veteran T206 collectors and our experiences are very similar.

If you're interested, I'll search for my numbers and post them on these 6 super-prints with SOVEREIGN 460 backs.

Best regards,

TED Z